Good: Approval for new email server

Bad: Waiting about two more weeks for new email server and hoping that the current server doesn’t collapse under its own weight in the meantime

Good: Upgrading the sound card in one of the prep rooms

Bad: Suddenly losing one channel of audio in and out of the machine (has nothing to do with the card, as swapping left/right on the breakout box for the card produces the expected result), leaving me bewildered and out of ideas

Good: Mandatory off-site meeting from 3pm to closing time

Bad: Mandatory off-site meeting… well, you get the idea